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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1929
Page
11
Walberg pitched a one hitter with six strikeouts to beat the Browns 2 to 0, aiding the Mackmen to reclaim the top spot. Gray took the loss despite five hits as the Browns were held scoreless by strong defense and poor hitting.
In St Louis on May 6 Thelma Hugo 26 fought Mercedes Hanks 20 the husband s bookkeeper with a wooden mallet. Hanks suffered a possible skull fracture and jaw while both women faced disturbing the peace charges.
Teheran reports devastating earthquakes in the Khorassan district causing widespread destruction. Estimates say about 2,000 killed in Shirwin and Bujnurd near the Turkestan border, with 700 buildings demolished. Additional quakes in Kaskhabad, Russian Turkestan, killed 11 and injured 40, prompting medical aid.
London May 6 Viscount CromEx Lord Chamberlain official censor of plays interfered to protect Premier Mussolini from being humiliated on the English stage A projected revue containing a scene Mussolini's Lunch and purporting to show even dictators are mere men to their wives and families has been forbidden In a letter to the author the Lord Chamberlain said the sketch is quite impossible containing insults to a leading statesman of a foreign country.
PHILADELPHIA May Tehharles Grafly a widely known sculptor died today after being struck by an automobile two weeks earlier. The Associated Press reports he was 66.
Plans proceed for Arthur Saxon world famous strongman and wrestler to perform a Friday stunt by lying under a passing Lincoln touring car with passengers aboard. Later Friday he meets Teddy Waters at the Armory in a wrestling match. Saxon is Belgium’s middleweight champion and has defeated many top U S middleweights. His brother died years ago while performing the automobile stunt SAXON’S brother was killed performing the same stunt years earlier.
The American zone team for the Davis Cup was named after tight trials in Philadelphia. John Hennessy of Indianapolis George Lott of Chicago John Van Ryn of East Orange New Jersey and Wilmer Allison of Fort Worth Texas were chosen to face Canada and other rivals. Big Bill Tilden and Fran cia Hunter were not selected though they may join later if needed.
Wellington May 6 8 L Ward 81 a Pony Express rider on the Star route and mule team freighter in Kansas is dead after an auto accident ward drove ox and mule teams delivering government supplies from Wichita to Fort Sill A frontier veteran he knew Chalk Beeson Bat Masterson Luke Short and the Bender family and once spent a night with a man who later claimed to be Jesse James
Former governor Alfred E. Smith was honored by the University of Notre Dame with the Laetare Medal for distinguished public service reflecting glory on the Catholic faith. A letter from President Hoover praising Smith as a distinguished American and great public servant was read during the event in New York.
The Fort Worth and Denver nine and the Lincoln National Life outfit will play off their tied opener at Metro Park this afternoon after a 2 to 2 deadlock last Friday. Both teams had five hits and a homer as City League fans watch two pennant contenders. The Orioles beat the Links 15 to 13 in nine innings with about 150 fans present.
Miss Margaret Beavan, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, who visited Rome in May, received an invitation to travel to Valencia, Spain for a forthcoming engagement.
The University of Texas opened a two game baseball series with Southern Methodist in Dallas on May 6. The matchup marks the start of a head to head set between the two programs with both teams aiming to gain momentum.
Yesterday's home run stars include Ruth and Lazzeri of the Yankees and Gehringer and McManus of Detroit. Other notable names are Foxx and Simmons of the Athletics, Hafey of the Cardinals, and Jackson of the Giants. League totals show National 68 and American 89 with overall 1287 runs.
Police in Budapest announce the uncovering of a communist plot against the government. Five suspects are arrested for possessing seditious literature.
The 100 yard world record set in 1906 by Dan Kelly remains unbeaten. George Simpson of Ohio State ran 9.510 seconds at the Ohio Relays, and Russell Sweet of the Olympic Club clocked 9.85 seconds at the Pacific Association meet in San Francisco. Neither time qualifies for record status due to wind aid and timing method.
A roster of statistical leaders and key performances from May 5 games. Cubs star Hatting-Stephenson and Wilson drive RBIs while Pirates Grantham and Waner contribute in extraneous stats. Tigers Gehringer, Alexander, and Hoyt shine in batting and pitching.
The Amarillo Cats defeated Hereford 3 to 0 as Pope and Walters powered the offense. Lang at third and Holston at short highlighted the fielding, while Weav er, Harris and Reno worked on the mound for the Cats with Carmichael and Bennett behind Hereford.
Dallas polo teams captured the elimination tournament trophy in Houston on May 6 by defeating the Air Corps training center of Kelly Field 10 to 9 in the finals. The trophy had previously been held by Fort Sam Houston.
A second vote is required to decide the mayoral race and two commissioner seats in Port Arthur after yesterday's city section results. Incumbent J. P. Logan will face J. W. O Neal in the mayoral runoff, while candidates for three other offices won in the first heat.
An advertisement touts Tanlac as a remedy for indigestion gas and stomach pains promising relief within a first bottle. It cites Mrs Albert B Greer of Little Rock Arkansas praising its effects after two bottles and asserts Tanlac is pure medicine made from recognized roots barks and herbs available from druggists with refund if it fails.
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